US EditionSparks’ Playoff Hopes Take Another Hit with Loss to Atlanta
Rhyne Howard became the first player to tie the WNBA 3-point record twice in one season, leading the Atlanta Dream to a 104-85 win that secured home-court playoff advantage.
- The Atlanta Dream secured a 104-85 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday evening in College Park, Ga., matching their franchise record by making 19 three-pointers.
- The Sparks faced the Dream for the second time in three days, with their playoff hopes critically endangered and needing to win all remaining games.
- Rhyne Howard matched the WNBA record by making nine three-point shots, finishing the game with 37 points, while Dearica Hamby paced the Sparks with 26 points on an efficient 11-of-15 shooting night.
- After tying the score at 64 in the third quarter, the Dream scored 13 consecutive points, highlighted by back-to-back threes from Caldwell and Howard's eighth three-pointer.
- The Sparks fell to 2.5 games back of Indiana and Seattle with only three contests remaining, making any additional loss a knockout blow that would extend their postseason drought to five consecutive years.
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LA Daily News
Sparks’ playoff hopes take another hit with loss to Atlanta
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — The Sparks’ playoff hopes haven’t been extinguished yet, but they are on life support. Rhyne Howard tied the WNBA record with nine 3-pointers and scored 29 of her 37 points before halftime, as the Atlanta Dream tied a team record with 19 3-pointers and hammered the Sparks, 104-85, on Friday night. Dearica Hamby scored 26 points on 11-for-15 shooting for the Sparks (19-22), who are now 2½ games behind Indiana and Seattle with …
Associated Press News
Howard and Dream tie WNBA 3-point records in 104-85 win over Sparks
Rhyne Howard tied the WNBA record with nine 3-pointers and finished with 37 points, Atlanta tied the team record with 19 3s and the Dream beat the Los Angeles Sparks 104-85.
Jackson Progress-Argus
Rhyne Howard, Dream damage Sparks' playoff hopes
Rhyne Howard scored 29 of her season-high 37 points in the first half on Friday to help the surging Atlanta Dream post a 104-85 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Sparks in College Park, Ga.
WNBA - For the second time of the season, Rhyne Horward finished a nine-basket 3-point game to finish at 37 points and 6 assists and guide her team to a large but valuable victory over the Sparks (104-85).
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